A selection of Andrew Griffiths's votes

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• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 6 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 52 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2016

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Recent appearances

• Home Department: Topical Questions 28 Oct 2019

  In Staffordshire, we welcome the 90 new police officers we are getting as part of the Government’s investment, but we also recognise the danger that those officers put themselves in every day. Officers are asking for access to Tasers in order to keep them safe. Will the Home Secretary commit that any police officer who wants a Taser will get one, and when will they be getting hold of them?

• The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

  The Secretary of State talks about rejoicing, and Opposition Members have talked about the hospitals that he should visit. He is welcome in Burton at any time. We had £22 million invested in the health village as a result of his last visit, and just this week he has announced another £11 million for two new operating theatres. That proves that it is this Government who are investing in our...

• The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

  I thank the Secretary of State for giving way, because he gives me the opportunity to deliver on a promise that I made to the parents of four-year-old Michal in my constituency, who asked me to personally thank the Secretary of State because it was as a result of his intervention that Michal, who has Batten disease—childhood Alzheimer’s—has access to the drug that will save his life. It...

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Former Conservative MP for Burton

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @agriffithsmp
• https://facebook.com/voteandrewgriffiths

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Griffiths campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Health
• Department for Education
• Home Department
• Gcse
• Drugs: Rehabilitation
• Prisons: Drugs
• Children in Care
• Offences Against Children: Compensation

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (15 Jul 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (9 Jan 2018 to 14 Jul 2018)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Selection Committee (12 Sep 2017 to 11 Jan 2018)
• Government Whip (17 Jul 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (1 Nov 2010 to 31 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Janet Dean
• Ivan Lawrence
• John Jennings
• Arthur Colegate
• Arthur Lyne
• John Gretton
• John Gretton
• Robert Ratcliff
• Sydney Evershed
• Michael Bass

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Griffiths’s speeches
• Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85.96% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 91 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 255 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)